Year-Ender Lessons

Matagal na rin akong hindi nakakapag-OL. Sasabihin ko mamaya ang dahilan. :P

1. Binigyan kami ng isang lolo-tito ko ng hini isa kung hindi dalawang... TUTA! :)

December 24. Dumating siya kasama ang tito ko para bigyan kami ng tuta. Medyo nainis ang mommy ko dahil marami kaming ginagawa para sa Pasko. Pero dahil natuwa ang anak niyang ito *ehem* natuwa na rin siya. Balak ko sanang pangalanan na Ken ang tuta dahil Crystal ang pangalan ng aso namin (kung hindi mo na-gets ang logic, hindi ka nanuod ng Season 17 ng Survivor). Bibigyan pa daw kami ng isa pang tuta dahil ang isa kong kapatid ay nainggitnatuwa. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, kung babae ang ibibigay sa amin, Sugar naman ang ipapangalan ko. Kaso ang problema: lalaki rin ang ibinigay sa amin, so nagkaroon ako ng problema sa pagpapangalan. Sabi ng tito ko. Rocky nalang daw saka Rambo in honor of Sylvester Stallone. Sa sarili ko, hindi ako pumayag. At dahil ako ang nagpapakain, tinatawag ko sila sa pangalan na gusto ko: Mikee at Robi.

(pictures at some time)

2. Akala ko malungkot ang magiging Pasko ko pero masaya naman. Hindi ko man nalahad, eh... Hindi ko na ilalahad. :P

Basta masaya. Kitang-kita naman.

3. Ilang araw pagkatapos ng Pasko, nagkasakit kami ng kapatid ko. :(

Ang tinuturong salarin at ang background story:
Nasa SM Pampanga sila Ma at si nakakabatang kuya (younger brother... oo na, barok na akong mag-Tagalog) para gawan ang nahuli ng salamin. Kaya kami ng isa ko pang kapatid na babae ang natira. Ayun, nag-init siya ng sauce ng spaghetti at hindi ininit ang spaghettini na ref-cold pa.

Ang resulta at ang takbo ng kwento:
Nagkasakit kami sa ulo kinabukasan. Inaapoy kami ng lagnat. Ako medyo ayos pa pero yung kapatid ko, dinala sa ospital ng madaling-araw. Ayun, nalaman na ang sakit niya: inatake daw siya ng amoeba na walang sawa sa pag-reproduce sa bituka niya. Kaya ako, isinunod sa ospital pero hindi ako na-confine (sidenote: cute ang duktor na nanghiposumuri sa akin). Same result. Ang pinagkaiba: hindi maligalig ang mga amoeba sa bituka ko. At dahil *ehem* malakas ang aking pang-aasarresistensya, gumaling agad ako within one day. Si kapatid, twice nasugod sa ospital. Yung pangalawa, dahil na lang sa pag-iinarte niya.

Ang moral lesson:
Nag-rant ng todo sa amin si mommy. Di daw kami sumusunod sa bilin e para sa ikabubuti naman namin iyon. Alam niyo ba, may sakit si mommy ko (walang tigil na pagbuhos ng regla at may probability na ma-raspa siya. please pray for her), pero nauna pang i-confine sa ospital ang sister ko. Nasabi ni mommy yung fact na yun. Plus, sinabi niya na kung ano man ang mangyari sa amin, wala nang gastus-gastos sa kaniya. Kahit saan, huhugot siya para lang maging maayos kami. Doon ko nalaman na after 18 years of my existence, hindi ko pa pala tuluyang kilala si mommy. Nakakalungkot lang na isipin.

Ang aftermath:
Nung magaling na ako, naging hyper-active naman ako. Ewan ko ba, nagiging ganun ako pag magaling na. Pero pinipigilan ako ni mommy na gumawa ng kung anu-ano at baka raw mabinat ako. Yung kapatid ko, medyo malata pa rin. Sana maging maayos na rin siya.

Happy New Year sa inyong lahat! :)

Bumabati,
Denji

Mga Gustong Sariwain at Mga Gustong Gawin

Mga Gustong Sariwain:

1. Nami-miss ko yung mga panahon na nakikipagdaldalan ako sa kaniya. Siya ang nag-iinitiate ng conversation namin noon. Hindi kalaunan, ako naman ang nag-uumpisa ng aming pag-uusap. Hanggang sa dumating ang panahon (ngayon) na hindi na kami nag-uusap. Mga ilang taon na rin ang nakakaraan, at nami-miss ko na siya. Kung hindi lang nangyari ang mga pangyayari na iyon...

2. May bago akong contact sa Multiply, at na-realize ko na contact pala niya ang dati kong contact na b-in-lock ako dahil nagtapat ako ng damdamin sa kaniya [na later ko na-realize as emotional dependence/"fraud" love, ganun din ang na-realize ko sa iba]. Ang labo, no? Dati, todo kulitan kami. Kwento-kwento ng kung anu-ano. Tapos, ayaw pa niya na nagpapa-spoil sa Heroes. Peter [Haru], kung nasaan ka man, sana nababasa mo ito. Sorry, sa kung ano mang kasalanan na ginawa ko sa iyo. Sana mabuo ulit ang pagkakaibigan natin.

Mga Gustong Gawin:

1. Gusto ko sanang batiin ng Maligayang Pasko sila Rondo at Ursula, pero hindi ko naman alam ang relihiyon/paniniwala nila. Ito ang mahirap sa UP, halu-halo na ang mga nakakahalubilo mo. Iba-ibang paniniwala, iba-ibang estilo, iba-ibang pananaw sa buhay. Kaya kanila Rondo at Ursula, Maligayang Pasko sa inyo.

2. Gusto ko nang mag-open up sa mommy ko tungkol sa "estado" ko pero mukhang hindi pa ito ang tamang panahon. Marami pang problema ang hinaharap ng pamilya namin (the typical health and economic problems). Mas maganda sana kasi kung sa kanila ako unang magsasabi, kaso yung mga kaibigan ko pa ang unang nakakaalam sa "estado" ko.

My Christmas's Firsts...

In my 18 years of existence...

1. It's our first time not to assemble the Christmas tree. The usual spot where we stand it is now where my younger bro's PC is situated. So no Christmas tree, no Christmas lights, and, most of all, no dust. :P

2. It's my first time to celebrate a Blue Christmas. Am I right for the usage of the phrase? I mean, this is the first time I'll feel blue when celebrating Christmas. It's kind of sad, but I have to get over it. Trust me, I'll be okay.

3. It's our first time to have Noche Buena! Yay! Our mom usually won't allow us to stay until midnight of Christmas Eve and eat a lot. We only do that during New Years. But now... Woohoo! 8D

Pope Benedict: Homosexual acts are self-destructive

Pope Benedict XVI has said that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.

He explained that defending God's creation is not limited to saving the environment, but also protecting man from self-destruction.

The pope was delivering his end-of-year address to senior Vatican staff.

His words, later released to the media, emphasised his total rejection of gender theory.

Pope Benedict XVI warned that gender theory blurs the distinction between male and female and could thus lead to the "self-destruction" of the human race.

Gender theory

Gender theory explores sexual orientation, the roles assigned by society to individuals according to their gender, and how people perceive their biological identity.

If tropical forests deserve our protection, humankind... deserves it no less Pope Benedict XVI

Gay and transsexual groups, particularly in the United States, promote it as a key to understanding and tolerance, but the pope disagreed.

When the Roman Catholic Church defends God's Creation, "it does not only defend the earth, water and the air... but (it) also protects man from his own destruction," the pope said.

"If tropical forests deserve our protection, humankind... deserves it no less," the 81-year-old pontiff said, calling for "an ecology of the human being."

It is not "outmoded metaphysics" to urge respect for the "nature of the human being as man and woman," he told scores of prelates gathered in the Vatican's sumptuous Clementine Hall.

The Catholic Church opposes gay marriage. It teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are.

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On The Love of Siam and Other Movies That Made Me Cry

I just finished downloading the Thai movie "The Love of Siam". I downloaded it by parts, by the way. I started last week and finished yesterday since I had a lot of exams. I watched it yesterday midnight.

One funny thing while watching TLOS is that it happens on Christmas, so I felt that I watched it just on time.

And do Thais sometimes refer themselves in third person?

I read synopses and reactions of the movie. I was laughing at first when the first-time viewers thought they were fooled by false advertising. Oh well, I guess a lot of people are still close minded.

So basically it "revolves" on the feelings of the two protagonists, Mew and Tong, for each other, and their respective struggles: Mew with composing music, and Tong with his family.

I was really about to cry at the first few minutes when Tong's sister, Tang, was lost and hadn't returned since. The poor young Tong made a frown whine in the sheep costume. It made me frown as well. Sorry, I can be easily swayed.

Moving on...

I laughed at their little treasure hunting game when Tong wanted to give something to Mew: a toy where he has to assemble the pieces that he found. But the nose was missing.

So forward to n years.

I was surprised that they still wear shorts at... was that High School? Well, anyway, sorry that I don't want to narrate the whole thing. I just wanted to say the things that I like in there. LOL.

So Mew has a band and he has a problem writing love songs. But when he and Tong met again after a long time, he suddenly got all of that inspiration and now almost everyone like the songs he make, including Tong.

Mew: What do you say after listening to it?
Tong: I don't know.

Then the rest was kissing history.

Yeah, from there you may guess the entire flow after that kiss. They were seen by Tong's mom, who talked to Mew about it later. Mew getting depressed and Tong almost depressed. Nah, just watch it.

Mew: What do you say after listening to it.
Tong: I can't be with you as a boyfriend... But that doesn't mean that I don't love you, Mew.

Tears. My tears started flowing at this scene. Tong gave Mew the "missing piece" of the toy (the nose). Mew then placed it at home, saying "Thank you" at the end. We were both crying. T_T

I can't be with you as a boy/girlfriend...
But that doesn't mean that I don't love you...

Some people told me the first line. Other people told me the second line. When will the time come that I will hear both of these lines from a single person? T_T

Then when I saw my lollipop at my desk, I started crying again. T_T


Okay, other films/shows that made me cry (not in chronological order):
[Note: You better watch these scenes. I'm not good at narrating]

1. Gakuen Alice
Reason: Friendship, Departure
I think my feelings were too shallow by the time I watched this. It's in the ending episode. I guess I wanted a friend like Alice.

2. Moments of Love
Reason: "Death", First Meeting
Timingly, when Marco cried Divina's name (while Divina drowning was shown), I bursted into tears: inside the move house. Then when they finally met, I cried again because it was so touching.

3. Like Grains of Sand
Reason: Angst, Realization
The protagonist's love doesn't want to love him back since they were both guys. But after the protagonist pretended to be a girl, he tried to drown himself on the beach. This is when his love saved him and gave him a CPR. Then the protagonist said something like, "See, you can do it," referring to a guy-to-guy kiss.

4. Eternal Summer
Reason: Confessions
"I wanted to tell you that I love you."
"You are the only [best]friend that I have."
This is too touching for narrating.

5. Taegeukgi
Reason: Sacrifice
Older brother saved his younger brother, resulted in him being riddled in bullets. Then after a few years, the younger brother visited the remains of his older brother.

6. My Sassy Girl
Reason: Waiting, Revelations
I cried while they were reading each other's letter. Enough said.

7. Heroes 2
Reason: Death
Niki Sanders dying in an explosion. I have biases on characters so I cried when Niki died.

8. Water Boys 2
Reason: Friendship/Departure
It's sad that after a wonderful synchro performance on the school festival, Eikichi will leave for America, following his father. There, he watched a video message from his new-found friends.

9. My Boss, My Hero
Reason: Friendship/Academics
After a long struggle at High School, 27y/o Makio now knows the meaning of friendship and schooling.

I think I forgot some. I rarely cry over movies, really.

Christmas Party and Lantern Parade

I will upload pictures either tomorrow or when Kai released the other pics.

On the Christmas Party:

I rode a van earlier so that I can arrive early at the party and have more time for gift-shopping. And guess what, the van I rode is what they call a "colorum" vehicle. It went a lot of detours and I got to the malls by the time the party should be starting. But because of that, I watched the latest episode of Heroes on my mobile.

Once at SM, I bought a stuffed toy/key chain. I thought that time that the recipient will not appreciate that. Then I bought 3 cake rolls since I expected that a lot of people will come. I rode a taxi to the venue.

When I went to my destination, I saw that there were not really that a lot of people. Then I realized that 3 rolls were too much. Talk about wasting money.

The venue was Regina's and Joan's dormitory but we were shooed after we ate so we went to Math Building to hopefully continue the "feast". Kai hailed a jeepney and we kind of "rented" it to go to the said destination.

Once there, we really did not enjoy the party that much since we keep our voices minimum and we were not even allowed to use a room [for free, I assume]. But we did have some games and exchange-gift. I loved my gift [and I will show it once I uploaded my pictures]. I was shocked that they find the stuffed toy/key chain gift... "cute".

On the Lantern Parade:

Originally, I watched the Lantern Parade only for my book to be returned somewhere but then I was amused by the parade.

My feet hurts. I saw a lot of cute people (there was even one on uniform). We saw our professors in Math, and we even got a chance to take pictures of them.

I really haven't watched the parade until today. I may did not finished it but I find it very amusing. I hope that next year, I can watch the whole of it.

And for those who were asking, I hate do not like watching the Oblation Run. Seriously. No questions asked.

No Function Can Describe My Feelings

Well, for this week.
And, I think there exists a function that can describe my feelings, but I guess the function that I want is too complex so I wrote that title.

1. I had a nightmare. Sunday-Monday midnight, while I was reviewing Math 162, I suddenly slept. Then a horrendous-looking demon appeared in front of me, face to face. He was growling. For three seconds, I pulled myself out of my nightmare. I was horribly scared.

2. I was deeply troubled yesterday-today midnight since I have no mobile credits. Why? I won't tell, but I'll let the picture do the talking.


And for the record, the first line above reads: SAENGIL CHUKHAHAEYO which means Happy Birthday in Korean. I did that when I was trying to review but can't concentrate due to more reasons aside from relaying this message.

3. Exams today are a disaster. Well, I haven't answered a few items but that's okay. It wasn't as disastrous as my exam last Saturday.

4. Yay! Christmas party tomorrow! To be frank, this is the first party I'll "attend". Why? Because at those previous High School parties, I wasn't really involved at anything. I almost stood like a wallflower at those time. I was so thankful that time that the JS Prom was cancelled.

5. To do's this Christmas break:

• Burn Heroes Vol 3 CD. For rental/collection
• Watch Bolt
• TRY to watch Desperadas (the last year's and this year's)
• Study Korean
• TRY to study other Math subjects
• TRY to improve my katakana know-hows/knowledge.

6. I'm sad Ken Hoang lost at Survivor, but at least I'm contented he reached Final 5. I salute him. And the forum commenters are right: Michelle Chase is HOT! But Kelly Czarnecki and Jessica "Sugar" Kiper were both beautiful during the reunion. And Ken got a haircut and have his mustache shaved. Sad. I liked his "jungle" style better. *pants* Wait, does anyone here know/have watched Gilmore Girls?

P.S.: Corrine Kaplan is hot at that time, too. How I like bitchy girls...

7. Valentine's Day is fast approaching! Oh no!

I WILL DELETE THIS ACCOUNT

Yes, you read me right.
I will delete every account you can possibly imagine except for one.

Magkahulaan nalang kung saan niyo ako mahahanap.

Okay, eto nalang.

ONLY FOUR SPECIFIC PERSONS CAN STOP ME FROM DOING SO.

They have to do it before I turn 19. If you are concerned much, gather these four and tell them to stop me. Or else...

Only my classmates can find me in cyberspace.

Thank you.

Half Naked Denji and Half Naked Truths

So that's Half Naked (Denji and Truths) by Distributive Property. LOL. Now on to the list:

1. So I experimented with my Bess's camera (again, Bess is my mobile phone). So here is a photo I "cropped" and "framed". Yay! And it looks like I became way ugly than before. Sad.

2. I postponed writing Abstract but that doesn't mean I'll stop it like I did before. I just need more time. You see, the first wave of exams is coming, so I have to be on "Acad mode". I think you all know that I have a standing to maintain. [For honor and glory! LOL]

3. I feel that I'm being too distant to a certain friend. We haven't talked for a long while, not like before when we talk every night (and he gets to sleep "early" when I'm still wide awake). I missed that person. I think I've set up my boundary too thick. I need to take steps, not before he feels that I'm no longer his friend. That's Y, by the way.

4. I'm afraid approaching another person I shall code as L (there's X, then Y, now there's L; so given that logic, X should know who L is). I don't know but I shook down to my core when I read other people's messages to him. I hate that nasty feeling when my stomach stirred. And it seems like whatever might happen, I will no longer had a place on L.

5. I would like to thank X for being too kind to me, although I think otherwise. So for that, I would like to say sorry. I'm sorry for that and because I do feel sometimes that those messages [and that 2-peso credit] was really meant for Y, not for me. I'm also sorry because I feel sometimes that you just talk to me whenever Y is not around. I'd like to say sorry again, and I'd like to thank you for being kind to me... for being a friend.

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As a replacement for "Daniel Jupiter: Episode 4"